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Prep Roundup: Asheboro claims soccer league title; Runners qualify for state meet
28 Oct

Prep Roundup: Asheboro claims soccer league title; Runners qualify for state meet

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Cross country runners from county secure spots for state meet Asheboro’s Cam Letterlough had another big week as the Blue Comets clinched the Mid-Piedmont Conference championship in boys’ soccer. Letterlough tallied three times when the host Blue Comets topped second-place Ledford 4-2 to wrap up the title with one game remaining on the league slate. Both of Ledford’s losses in conference play have come to Asheboro. Earlier, Letterlough registered three goals in Asheboro’s 3-0 victory at North Davidson. ** Southwestern Randolph notched a couple of shutouts in the Piedmont Athletic Conference, blanking Eastern Randolph and Wheatmore by 9-0 scores. Aaron…
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Prep soccer: Randleman makes title bid in PAC; Asheboro tallies more victories
21 Oct

Prep soccer: Randleman makes title bid in PAC; Asheboro tallies more victories

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Randleman stayed in the hunt for the Piedmont Athletic Conference championship in boys’ soccer, while Asheboro continued to roll in the Mid-Piedmont Conference last week. Randleman knocked off visiting Southwestern Randolph 2-0 to hand the Cougars their first league loss of the season. Owen Leonard and Ivan Collazo scored goals for the Tigers, while Dilan Chavero had nine saves. Leonard also had an assist. That result left both teams with 8-1 PAC records in the 12-game league schedule. Fernando Hernandez and Jonathan Lopez Degollado both produced two goals in Southwestern Randolph’s 5-2 home victory against Trinity. ** Asheboro’s Cam Letterlough…
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Prep Roundup: Randleman captures PAC volleyball title in regular season
14 Oct

Prep Roundup: Randleman captures PAC volleyball title in regular season

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Randleman became the outright regular-season champion in Piedmont Athletic Conference volleyball with a little help last week. The Tigers (17-3 overall, 11-1 PAC) finished with a one-match edge on Uwharrie Charter Academy Southwestern Randolph nipped visiting UCA 25-21, 17-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-11 in Thursday night’s regular-season finale, knocking the Eagles from a share of the title. Randleman was idle at the end of the week, awaiting the results of other matches. The Tigers secured their first conference championship since 2010. UCA, which handed the Tigers their lone conference loss, ended the regular season at 23-3, 10-2, while Southwestern Randolph won…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Cortes
09 Oct

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Cortes

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Providence Grove, boys’ soccer Cortes has been a key upperclassman on a team that has received large contributions from a cast of younger newcomers. Cortes, a senior forward, entered this week with a share of the team’s scoring lead with 11 goals. The Patriots snapped a four-game losing streak by winning 6-4 last week at Eastern Randolph, with Cortes scoring one of the goals in the Piedmont Athletic Conference game. Cortes registered two goals in last week’s 5-4 non-conference road loss to Lexington. With an 8-8 record, the Patriots have eclipsed their victory total from the last four seasons combined.…
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NCHSAA adjusts postseason slates, delays football, soccer playoffs
09 Oct

NCHSAA adjusts postseason slates, delays football, soccer playoffs

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Football and soccer state playoffs will be delayed for up to a week for North Carolina High School Athletic Association teams among a list of postseason adjustments announced Wednesday in the wake of Hurricane Helene causing upheaval for teams in the western part of the state. There are also notable changes for girls’ tennis and volleyball. There are no schedule changes in girls’ golf or cheerleading and mostly procedural adjustments for cross country. The delays allow time for teams in the western part of the state to make up some competitions. With approval, teams in several sports can add an…
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Prep roundup: UCA makes bid for volleyball title; Asheboro boosts soccer offense
06 Oct

Prep roundup: UCA makes bid for volleyball title; Asheboro boosts soccer offense

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ASHEBORO – Uwharrie Charter Academy’s volleyball team has tightened the race atop the Piedmont Athletic Conference. The Eagles pulled even with first-place Randleman in the loss column by defeating the visiting Tigers last week. The Eagles won 15-12, 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-6 with Emory Johnson’s 40 assists, Carolina Way’s 19 kills and 17 digs and Kayden Faglier’s 10 kills and seven blocks leading the way. UCA kept the momentum by sweeping host Eastern Randolph. Randleman got back on track with a sweep of visiting Providence Grove with Camryn Vickery’s 39 assists and Camden Scott’s 19 kills and 15 digs boosting…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cam Letterlough
02 Oct

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cam Letterlough

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Asheboro, boys’ soccer Asheboro won 11 of its first 13 games and Letterlough has been a big part of the success. The senior forward leads the Blue Comets with 29 goals and 14 assists. Letterlough emerged as an Asheboro standout as a freshman in 2021 before time away to concentrate on club soccer. This year, Letterlough is part of an Asheboro offense that scored nine goals in three consecutive games in a late-September stretch. Photo: Cam Letterlough, reacting here after scoring against Randleman, has been piling up goals and assists at a rapid clip for Asheboro’s boys’ soccer team. (Randolph…
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Prep Roundup: Blue Comets show strength early in league soccer
30 Sep

Prep Roundup: Blue Comets show strength early in league soccer

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Randleman’s Haley Hinshaw goes for a spike with Southwestern Randolph’s Jade Matias at the net during last week’s Piedmont Athletic Conference match. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Asheboro flexed right away in Mid-Piedmont Conference boys’ soccer, winning 9-2 at Oak Grove last week. Cam Letterlough racked up five goals, Diego Bustamante had three goals and Daniel Gutierrez also scored for the Blue Comets. Sandwiched around that league-opening romp, the Blue Comets won a pair of non-conference home games. A 9-1 victory against Providence Grove included goals two apiece from Omar Gonzalez, Alexander Diaz and Letterlough. Asheboro took apart Eastern Randolph…
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Prep Roundup: Asheboro rises in volleyball; Cougars move to 10-0 in soccer
23 Sep

Prep Roundup: Asheboro rises in volleyball; Cougars move to 10-0 in soccer

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Asheboro’s volleyball team looks like a contender again in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. Asheboro’s sweep of visiting North Davidson came with Lia George’s 16 kills and 10 digs, Eva Vuncannon had 14 assists and Anna Grace LeRoy’s 20 assists and seven digs. The Blue Comets took down host Ledford in four sets as Emma Kate Forester notched 14 kills and seven blocks, Emma Little had 10 digs and LeRoy provided 17 assists. ** Trinity blew past a pair of Piedmont Athletic Conference foes. The Bulldogs swept visiting Eastern Randolph as Karrington Batten recorded 23 kills, 11 digs and four aces. Trinity…
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Cougars, Blue Comets hit early soccer strides, but won’t meet this year
16 Sep

Cougars, Blue Comets hit early soccer strides, but won’t meet this year

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Asheboro boys’ soccer players react following a goal by Win Smith (No. 6) earlier this year at Randleman. Other Blue Comets are, left to right, Diego Bustamante, Ozmar Martinez, Gerarrdo Medina Chi and Cam Letterlough. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – The boys’ soccer teams from Southwestern Randolph and Asheboro have excelled across the first month of the season. They’re hoping for even better fortunes ahead. Southwestern Randolph won its first eight games of the season. Asheboro has been off to a 7-2 start. “You got to have a lot of moving parts to be healthy and ready for…
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